Cooking device



Aug. 4, 1931.

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'F i'enkfurtersf I I I e denoted by 9", as'shown in'Figssl'and 3;

prodliots as above e m' Tsuchas glass; which is removebly moiiilt d on said basel, to permit occasional clmfiinga the handle 12 preiier'ably by the rem svabie aibili ties be epppre- I I I I I I I I v .dlje'12 ahd'passm" through saidborellgfis slightly reduced room the "portion; which "is ansverse sectionalviewataken e war agga'ce wur; enc 'ompesIs -EW t NQ -TQ cpvmmde e1 @emewm 9F QBKilE YQ mmemmw new 5 servesas-a pivot begringandthe tubular" member 5 vriots as" a, sheath endj' socketf tof re olVab1y'reoei'vear1dsupport a-pi1of'shem- 6 of the removable spit, wh'ioh is 'loi oedlj is hereinafter described in d'etaiilF The rabbetted rim' i loose lysuppoifts cylindrical casing 7 I of transparent material The casing" being transparent; "it p'ermi s "fliu 5 I inspectionoi the "prod'uets "eiilosed thereb' during the v operrtiofi of cooking or {toasting A' iz'OverfS, of'metal, siin'ilzirfo ehee se; has a somewhat fiaringbel'l-shaped outline; and is provided With an annular dependiiig flange 9 toencompass the outer up pe'r' 'portiorr'of the glass cover-7 loosely, so as to be easily removable and replaceable, as'des ired.- The cover is providedl 'with a cntmuy disposed hub 10, having-thereilift jboreifii to.

i receive thereirftheupper end offm carers-I stem 6 of the spit '9",;the1 1,pper;extensio figof" said stem 6 being attached to the, interior 'of piir23: Normally; flange 21 of thehandle" abuts theraised h'ubportion- 10 of thee'ov'er The stein portion, situated below, the hen stemfportion is fhreaded to'receiverthereon;

which is' mountedlto befroipated 'coaXiaH j j withsa'id casin and is drilled merge-he bliter periphery thereof 'to "form' a plurality of hole's1 5,"to' which are connected by r' iQt -f v ingthe upper ends of'a'. p'lurzili'ty; of xgerticgfl I i 1y disposed rods 16, hich are positi'oiiedfin ,00; redial plariseild seri e es holde r's fo'rspits I Eight of these rodsa'fdshoWh as provided i arid eeeh in' turn is provided with eplurality- K of outstanding spit'p'ins 17 1whih;are" '1iarp eried on their oU'ter elids kind b'ei'ng il 'rlrzidiail eli nem'ent' relative-to thedevice proper;

iil'f vertical alinemene Withf e'aehofiher ion 'theirjindividlial rods5 they"form -efseijies v aline'd' spit] points-upon which 'rnay -be ir i-f 100 so enclosed by said hand1e 12, and pelrt-ofs aid e.

paled and mounted in either curved or straightened positions, a plurality of frankfurters AB, Figs. 1 and 3. Thus, each rod is provided with three said pins to hold a Frankfurter in desired cooking position, as illustrated, and eight or less may be toasted at one time. Of course, any preferred number of rods 16 may be secured to the disk or spider 15, and any suitable number of spits may be secured to each rod. I

When the food is done the cover and spit may be bodily removed from the device, as shown in Fig. 3, and slices of bread or a split bread roll may be used as a pair of tongs to remove the cooked article. This device is capable of cooking or toasting whole pototoes and similar articles of food.

In use, the device may be placed over an ordinary gas burner, with an annular drip pan D of the form shown in Fig. 1, in section, and the heat turned on the spittedfood. The heat rises readily into the interior of the device and as any grease or condensed volatile vapors flow out they are caught in the drip pan D. The pan D is made of sheet metal having an inner rim 18 and an outer rim 19, there being a passage 20, in the center of said pan D, whereby to permit the heat of the burner to rise steadily thereby, and pp into the cooking interior of the cas- 1n Ihus it will be seen that I have provided a cleanable, attractive and sanitary cooking utensil which permits of constant inspection of the food while cooking, and thereby aids in preventing impairment of the .food' through being overdone or underdone, and enhances the food so cooked.

Where a plurality of these devices are simultaneously in use at resorts, the sale value of such exposed cooking devices is great and stimulate sales, for prospective customerscan observe the sanitary process of roasting and said processpermits one operator to tend ,a large number of such devices with little food spoilage.

It is to be understood that the apparatus herein disclosed is merely suggestive ofa type of apparatus that may be employed in carrying out the new method of operation, it being understood that any other apparatus of diiferent construction and arrangement of elements ma be employed within the spirit and scope o the invention.

I claim: 7

1. In acooking device a cylindrical casing, a rotatably mounted member, pivotally connected to said casing coaxially therewith, one or more holders for spits, connected to said member, one or more series of spits, se-

cured to said holders, to be rotated therewith and said member around the axis of said casing, a centrally disposed opening at the bottom of said casing, for the ingress of heat therethrough to said spits, and an annular a stem, pivotally connected tojsaid-icasing' and rotatably supported by saidbearin'g coaxially with said casing, a horizontally "disposed'member on said stein, one or more vertically disposed holders for spits, connected to said member, and one or more series of spits, secured to said holders, to be. rotated therewith and said member around the axis of said casing. i f 3. In a cooking device a casing or trans;

parent material, a removable cover thereon,

a base having thereon. a rabbettedseat {for supporting said casing, an openingin said base, for the ingress of heattherethrough to the interior of said casing, oneror moreholders for spits, connected to said cover, andone or more series of spits, secured to said holders, said holders with said spits thereon be ingremovable with said cover from said casing.

a removable cover thereon, a base thereunder, a splder on said base, centrally. thereof a pivot bearing on said spider, a centrally 'sposed hub on said cover, said hub having therein a central bore, a stem,- having, its upper end swivelled in said bore, thereby being pivotally connected to said cover at said hub, said stem beingrotatably supported bysaid bearing, a horizontally disposed disk, secured to the upper end of said stem at said hub, interiorly of said cover,'a"l1andlef on said stem exteriorly of said cover, one or more vertically disposed holders for spits, connected to said disc, and one or more'series of spits, secured to said holders, to vbe rotated therewith and said disk by-means ofsaid handle around the axis ofsaid casing.

. 5. In a cooking device a cylindricalcasing 4. In a cookingdevi ce a cylindricalcasing,

a means for rotating said spits in said casing.

6, In a cooking device, a cylindrical casing, a removablecover thereon, a base, there: under, a splder on ai ba mentrallyi hsrez of cally disposed tubular member,forming an 7 upwardly extending sheath or socket, on said bearing, a centrally disposed hub on said 1 cover, said hub havlng therein a central bore, I a stem encom assed by said sheath and socket, and revolva 1y. supported thereby, said stem havin its-upper end swivelledin said bore, there y being pivotally connected to said cover at said hub, and said stem havin its lower end rotatably supported by said bearing, a horizontally disposed disk, secured to the upper end of said stem at said a hub, interiorly of said cover,'a handle'on said vertically disposed holders for spits, constem, exteriorly of said cover, one or more nected to said disk, and one-or'more series of spits, secured to said holders, to be rotated t erewith and said disk by means of said handle around the axis of said casing.

Signed at Lyndhurst, in the county of Ber:

gen and State of New Jersey this 23rd day of February, A. D. 1929. v V

a r CLARENCE F; GOOKSON;

a pivot bearing on said spider, a Verti- 

